Dirigible headlight.



A. L. STEWARSN LQ l. D, HARPER.

DIRIGIBLE HEADLIGHT.

APPLICATION m50 SEPT. I, sala.

Patented Jan. 23, 1917.

RSON I j.. D. HARPER.

DIRIGIELS HEADLIGHT. APPLICATION FILED SEPI. I, I9I6.

EII'IQIII .d 3fm. 23, 191,7.

2 SHEETS--SHEET Z.

.7 y Y. f .1 @ren/aufm? 6am E 1s iont mi :sec-- connect- 11 automo i vel l tm mmm' Bring m Y' tn auvin fr HOY thereon by a plate Q41 which mounted upon the arm portions of tie Ushaped member' One of the arm p rtions of the 'Ushaped member 23 is of greater `length than the other arm portion and has journaled thereon a cylindrical member 25 which is internally screw threaded to receive the screw threaded end of the operating rod 20. The operating rod a() is locked within the cylindrical men'iber 25 by a lock nut 26. The operating rod 2U extends forwardly from the cylindrical member below one of the mud guards (3 to a point beyond the lamp standard ll and is bent rearwardly as illustrated at 27, having its end bent atright angles and extending through the arm portion 19 of the bell crank lever 1S to receive a nut Q8.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be noted that by forward movement et the steering arm 2l. caused by the steering gear ot' the automobile not shown, the operating rod 2() will he moved lorwardly, turning the lamp standards l() and ll to the right, causing the headlights carried thereby to direct their rays of light in the path ot' the trout wheels when they are turned in a corresponding direction by the steering arm 2l. When the steering arm 21 is moved rearwardly, the operating rod 2() will move in a corresponding direction, causing the lamp standards to be turned to the lei't, allowing the headlifhts carried thereby to direct their rays of light in the path oit' the iront wheels when they are turned to thc right.

i,Vhile we have shown and described the preferred embodiment of our invention, it will he understood that minor changes in construction, combination and arrangement elE parts may be made without departing from the spirt and scope of the invention as claimed.

Ha ving thus described our invention, what we claim is:--

ln combination7 an automobile including a chassis and a steering arm, of a pair of lamp standards journaled to the chassis, headlights carried by said standards, means for connecting' the standards together, a rod connected to one oi the standards and having one end screw threaded, a substantially U-shaped pieinber having the ends of its arm portions` screw threaded andhaving the web portion thereof engaging the steering arm, a plate carried by the arm portions of said member and held in engagement with the steering arm, one of said arm portions ol said member being of shorter length than the other and having a nut threaded thereon for forcing one end of the plate inthe direction ot' the steering arm, and an internally screw threaded sleeve threaded to the rod and journaled on the arm portion of said member which is of greater lengthtlian the other arni portion.

ln'testimony whereof we our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

ARTHUR L. STEWARDSON. JUHN D. HARPER. Witnesses B. vinavnn, L. V. S'roenAnD. 

